Varaha Purana 209.6: Adhyaya 209, Shloka 6

Description of the Greatness of the Pativratā

Marital Fidelity and Ethical Devotion

Devanagari script

एकदृष्टिरेकमना भर्त्तुर्वचनकारिणी ॥ तस्या बिभीमहे सर्वे ये तथान्ये तपोधन ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 209.6

Transliteration

ekadṛṣṭir ekamanā bhartur vacanakāriṇī || tasyā bibhīmahe sarve ye tathānye tapodhana

Translation

Einen Blick, einen Sinn, das Wort ihres Gatten ausführend—vor einer solchen Frau stehen wir alle in ehrfürchtigem Staunen, ebenso auch die anderen Asketen, o an Askese Reicher.

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Word by Word

• eka-dṛṣṭiḥ: single-minded in gaze; having one focus
• eka-dṛṣṭiḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक) + dṛṣṭi (दृष्टि प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (एकं दृष्टिः यस्याः/एकदृष्टिः)

• eka-manāḥ: single-minded
• eka-manāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate-nominal)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक) + manas (मनस् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि-समास (एकं मनः यस्याः/यस्य)

• bhartuḥ: of the husband
• bhartuḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhartṛ (भर्तृ प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• vacana-kāriṇī: one who does (follows) the word/command
• vacana-kāriṇī: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate-nominal)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vacana (प्रातिपदिक) + kārinī (कारिणी प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (वचनं करोति या)

• tasyāḥ: of her
• tasyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी/पञ्चमी (6th/5th: Gen/Abl), एकवचन

• bibhīmahe: we fear; we are in awe
• bibhīmahe: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhī (भी धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• sarve: all (of us)
• sarve: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• ye: who
• ye: Karta (कर्ता/Relative-subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (यद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक

• tathā: thus; so
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक (adverb: thus/so)

• anye: others
• anye: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• tapo-dhana: O one whose wealth is austerity
• tapo-dhana: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (तपस् प्रातिपदिक) + dhana (धन प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (तपः एव धनं यस्य)

Speaker

Yama

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Dialogue
• Ethical Typologies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It juxtaposes household virtue with ascetic power, indicating how Purāṇic texts sometimes attribute extraordinary efficacy to domestic ethical discipline.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is identified.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse commends focused attention and reliability in carrying out commitments, framed through the marital ideal described by the text.